Set of 20 Beautiful 19th C. Milton Bradley Alphabet / Animal Blocks unique tramp art box which is a whole world

which is a whole world unto itself

and with just a little craquelure in the sky and a bit of minor warping to the board

but the wheel turns smoothy and it seems ready to be put to use baking something delicious

simply being an early naive or "primitive" watercolor drawing

Her work has been widely exhibited and is most prominently featured in the WInkel Sculpture Court at SUNY Plattsburg

Set of 20 Beautiful 19th C. Milton Bradley Alphabet / Animal Blocks unique tramp art box which is a whole worldI believe these blocks were from an early set made by Milton Bradley, late 19th century, which came in a wooden box labeled "Alphabet and Kindergarten Building Blocks." (Milton Bradley was an early producer of Kindergarten materials, including early Froebel Kindergarten blocks.) They are rare ones, and while this is not a complete alphabet, and there are dupes of D,Q, and W, I think they're super beautiful. Letters on one side, animals on the other,